Actress Laura Bakker has been cast as Princess Margarita in the upcoming drama series Mabel & Margarita. The series is a spin-off of the show Máxima and will be available on the streaming service Videoland.
Crown Princess Amalia will begin an internship with the Royal Netherlands Navy following the summer break. This placement is part of her educational program at the Defensity College, as announced by the Government Information Service.
A 58-year-old former primary school janitor from Zoetermeer has been sentenced to seven years in prison and compulsory treatment for sexually abusing six young children. The court found that he secretly filmed eighteen girls at his workplace between 2019 and 2025 and distributed some of the footage.
The Regenboog Groep in Amsterdam has replaced its drug user bus with a mobile cargo bike after local protests forced the bus to be taken out of service. While the bike allows staff to maintain contact with users and provide basic supplies, it lacks the indoor facilities the bus previously provided for safe drug use and personal hygiene.
Dutch writer and poet Frida Vogels has passed away in Bologna at the age of 96. Known for her book series 'De harde kern,' she had resided in Italy since the 1950s.